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1 Year After YC(ambition.com)
15 points by btrautsc 12y ago|2 comments
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by btrautsc 12y ago
The knowledge is freely available, widely shared, and well covered/ commented on by many. As someone who went through YC at 27, I think the structure, personal input, coaching, and the community (IMO most important) are incredible reso
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Every NBA Team’s Chance Of Winning A Title By 2019(fivethirtyeight.com)
16 points by btrautsc 12y ago|1 comments
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by btrautsc 12y ago
agreed Tim. A lot of it seems obvious, but it is so easy for young co's to get caught up in wordsmith'ing. VCs want the clearest picture in the fewest amount of words.
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by btrautsc 12y ago
congrats guys. I can personally attest that jlevy & mwseibel are amazing. both had profound impact on us while going through YC. great ft additions.
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by btrautsc 12y ago
This hits home for me. Finding r/memphisgrizzlies just over a year ago changed my life (and sadly killed so much productivity).
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by btrautsc 12y ago
I commented below, but to answer your question: No. Our founders all graduated from a state school (in the southeast). We did have an early product in the wild and we had a few strong customer stories. I think our "key attribute"
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by btrautsc 12y ago
- didn't get in first time (check, different company though). - weren't sure if good fit for b2b/ saas company (wrong). - questioned how much value YC could provide us (many times more than expected). for us going through Y
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Venture Capital Is Prime for a Reverse Gold Rush(techcrunch.com)
2 points by btrautsc 12y ago|0 comments
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by btrautsc 12y ago
this is awesome.
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by btrautsc 12y ago
This is the type of product that immediately makes my life and the lives of my sales people easier (Its very rare you can say that in SaaS/ sales software). If SDRs/ BDRs execute multiple follow ups (now automatically with this)
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Pre YC Demo Day Fundraising Tips (ambition.com)
2 points by btrautsc 12y ago|0 comments
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by btrautsc 12y ago
It is refreshing. I'm glad they are getting some love because they are great to work with. As far as business users go, they could drop their prices a little, but overall - they are top notch.
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by btrautsc 12y ago
I'm here too; EPB is amazing. I cut cable about 6 months ago (kept 100mbps), yet they were still awesome from a customer service perspective. There is a lot of talk in the thread about public vs private - regardless of ideology - EPB
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by btrautsc 12y ago
This is correct.
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by btrautsc 12y ago
This sounds much more reasonable... thanks Daniel
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by btrautsc 12y ago
The logic makes sense, but that is a pretty pessimistic view. I have no inside info, but I hope the first few people will come out ahead of that.
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by btrautsc 12y ago
We did source this piece a few days ago - we think the industry can deliver a lot more actionable impact moving forward (specifically to enterprise/ smb's). Our mission is to build more productive, enjoyable, & inspiring wor
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Doing Sales via Email? Use Yesware(ambition.com)
1 points by btrautsc 12y ago|0 comments
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by btrautsc 12y ago
All 100% true. Big companies consistently botch this - by treating a person like a person and going out of your way to solve issues (being preemptive is even better) you can outcompete bigger competitors
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Sales and SaaS Interview with Author/ Podcaster/ Sales Guru Scott Britton(ambition.com)
1 points by btrautsc 12y ago|0 comments
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by btrautsc 12y ago
Wrote it over the weekend. Submitted this morning. Realized it needed edits. Edited. Then added a few images. Thanks though - and noted.
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by btrautsc 12y ago
Great advice
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by btrautsc 12y ago
apologies bichilliard, noted for the future. tough to balance clickable tips vs linkbait titles. buzzfeed has ruined us all.
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6 Sales Tools Your Company Should Be Using Right Now(ambition.com)
5 points by btrautsc 12y ago|2 comments
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by btrautsc 12y ago
I don't have cable anymore, but watch most of the games with a buddies Comcast log in on my iPad. Which is the most infuriating part... I have NBA League Pass, live in a separate TV market (same state) from my preferred team, but sti
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Building a Sales Team? 5 Ways Team-Based Metrics Improve Accountability(ambition.com)
3 points by btrautsc 12y ago|0 comments
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by btrautsc 12y ago
I think this will be an option in the near/mid term. I've long assumed Amazon would compete more directly with both shippers & big box stores - by combining optional last mile delivery for items as well as potentially pick up
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by btrautsc 12y ago
Good for us (tennesseean here). I sincerely hope these colleges are providing quality courses and lesson plans. This could be a major win for the state's workforce/ future hiring for our company here. I also think this is a great
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by btrautsc 12y ago
I've described the safe (to angels/ some hesitant investors) as effectively an option to invest at the next equity round at a fixed price. or more accurately a valuation ceiling.

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